NCLEX-PN
Coordinated Care NCLEX Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The acts enacted by states to provide immunity from liability to persons who provide emergency care at an accident scene are called:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The Good Samaritan laws protect providers of care in an emergency situation. HIPAA's focus is confidentiality of information and right to privacy. The PSDA concerns a client's autonomous decision-making. OBRA was passed in the late 1980s to promote nursing home reform due to quality issues.
Question 2 of 5
An LPN is having conflict with another nurse during her shift. She has tried to discuss the issues with the nurse with no resolution. What is the most appropriate way for the nurse to proceed?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: It is important to follow the appropriate chain of command in a professional setting and to not overstep any levels when moving the issue up the ladder. It would not be appropriate to discuss the conflict with a nurse on your own level of authority.
Question 3 of 5
All of the following tasks could be delegated to a nursing assistant or unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) except:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Monitoring an intravenous infusion must be performed by an RN or LPN. Assisting during activity, offering fluids and recording intake are in the job scope of the nursing assistant.
Question 4 of 5
The power a nurse exerts when he or she works to accomplish goals and effect change in an agency or in policy is considered what type of power?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Political power results from one's ability to work within systems, agencies, or through policy to affect change. Personal power is based on one's charisma and self-confidence and is often found in informal leadership situations. Positional power is based on designated authority in a legitimized position within which the power is exercised. Professional power is based on one's professional skills and abilities resulting from one's recognized expertise in an area of practice.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse acts as an advocate for the nursing profession by performing all of the following activities except:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The nurse acts as an advocate for the nursing profession by encouraging appropriate persons to become nurses, by being a positive role model and mentor, and by communicating the needs of nurses in the most professional manner possible, to those making the laws.